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" H. TABORJ GOVERNOR.

No. 276,304. Patented A131324, 1883.

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NVENTOR TORNEY UNITED `STATES PATENT OFFICE HARRIS Tanon, or ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

cow-:anca` SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 27e,eo4, dated April 24, 188e.

Application lcdJannary 15, 113533y (No model.) l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRIS TABOR, ofAllegheny, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Governors, of which the following is a specication.

This vinvention pertains to governors for regulating the velocity ot motion in mechanism. It relates to the arrangement of the centrifugal and centripetal devices with reference to each other and with reference to the adjusting devices; and it `consists in the novel features specifically pointed out :in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure `l is a vertical section on line x of a steam-engine governor embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is an elevation ot' the same`,'and Fig. 3 a plan.

A represents a housing or standard; B, the

receiving-shaft; C, the journal of the weight carrying part of the governor; D D, a pair of bevel-gears for transmitting motion from shaft B to journal C; E, a rod adapted to connect with a steam-valve or other device for altering motion in the device to be regulated; F, a conical socket at upper end of stem E; G, a rod resting in socket F, and passing up through and out of journal C, being free to rotate in said journal; H, the upper end of rod G, provided with a spline; I, anut xed inthe upper end of journal C; P, a threaded portion of rod G, engaging nut I; N, a pinionfitted to splined part ot' rod G; J, a disk formed at and with the upper end ofjournal C, and having a rim to form a pan-like case; K, a lid to said case; LSL, two pivot-studs fixed in upper face ot' disk J; M M, the governor-weights, provided with arms and pivoted on studs L; O O, toothed segments attached to weights M M, and engaging with pinion N; Q, upward prolongations of studs L, provided with nuts, and arranged to clamp lid K in place; R, a lever pivoted to standard A, and engaging by its inner end with stem E; S, a series of notches` in outer arm of lever R; T, a threaded rod attached to the standard, and projecting outward like outer arm of lever R; U, a nut on rod T; V, a spring, engaging a notch S and nut U;

W, springs attached to weights M and rim of' disk J; Y, spherical-headed screws engaging in rim where springs W attach, and Z- contractions of diameter of springs W at their ends around the spherical heads ot' screws Y.

Assume that' in the case of a steamengine the downward motion olstem E will contract a valve-openin g, and thus cause a lessening ot' the engine speed, and that an upward motion of the stein will produce an opposite eli'ect. It'

the revolving disk receive an increased speed, centrifugal force will move weights outward, the pinion will be revolved, the rod G will be revolved andscrewed downward, the stern E will move downward, and the engine speed will be lessened. speed will have` an opposite eii'ect. The rod G revolves with the upper work, and its thrustbearing is in the socket'F in plain view and accessible for oiling. In connection with the lifting action of lever It upon the socket, all lost motion is suppressed.

The disk-case J serves to inclose the upper works and renders the exterior simple and tidy. i

The pinion N is splined upon rod `G to permit the proper rise and fall ot' that rod; but the pinion may of course be solid upon the rod, it' made of sufficient length to always maintain properengagement with the segments and pro A lessening ot' the engine.

vided with sufficient end room to move propi erly endwise.

A The top studs, Q, serve to attach thelid and at the same time, by thelid, to steady and support the upper ends of the pivots L.

The lever R, in connection with spring V, is to` act as a speed-adjuster, as hereinafter specified. Notches S are to retain upper end of speedcrspring V in desired position on lever R. Nut U is to adjust the position ot' the lower end ot' Speeder-spring on rod T. Lever R and rod T are set divergent, as shown. lt'v spring be moved outward, its eft'ect upon rod E will be greater, owingto increased leverage, and the tension ofthe spring will at the same time he increased, owing to the 'livergence ot' levers R and rod T.

Springs W, as the weigh ts oscillate, have an oscillatory motion with their attachment to the rim .as a pivot-point. The spherical ends of screws Y furnish a pivot-bearingon which the contracted portion Z of the springs maythus rock, and this spherical form also permits IOC screws Y to be turned for adjustment while the springs remain stationary.

A novel and important principle of construction will now be explained in connection with the device, as described. Letit be understood that springs W furnish centripetal power, that the power of the springs is of course adjustable by screws Y, that these screws cannot be manipulated while the governor is in motion, that spring Vialso furnishes centeriptal power, and that this latter spring, being external and practically stationary, can be manipulated while the governor is in motion. Centripital power can thus in this device be altered while governor is running, and the speed of the mechanism to be regulated thus altered, so far as simple adjustment of centri petal power of the governor will effect such alteration. As-

vsume the weights to be brought inward till their centers of gravity lie on line of Fig. 3. Centrifugal force will then of course be zero. When centrifugal force is zero let springs have zero tension. The forces will then be balanced, and will remain balanced in any new position of the weights. When weights occupy a more outward position velocity will be greater and their centrifugal force will be greater; but the centripetal power ot the springs will also have increased in corresponding degree, with a constant speed the weights will, with the forces thus'harmonized, remain in any position where put. The device is thus seen to be not at all analogous to governors involving the properties of the conical pendulum. As thus adjusted the device is incapable of effecting any regulating function. It' the speed of the governor, before spoken of as being constant, be increased, the power ot the weights will increase, while the power ofthe springs remains unchanged. Thesprings,having been adjusted for a certain speed, produce a balance of forces at that speed only. To form a regulator it is requisite that the springs should be adjusted to harmonize with the centrifugal force at the speed of rotation which it is desired to maiutain. It will be noticed that springs W are Ahooked to the weight-arms at a certain point in their length. Assuming their tension to be zero when weights are in their zero position, it follows that it' the tension of springs beincreased their power may be increased, but their zero has been destroyed, and harmony cannot exist. If, instead of increasing their tension, theybehookedtoanewpointnearertheweights their centripetal effect may be increased without departing from a balancing -of forces at zero. The speeder-springVis arranged to have this effect. With'weights at their zero position, let lever R take its own position. y Adjust bar T parallel with the lever. Connect spring V with zero tension. lt follows that spring V has zero tension when placed inv any notch, because the lever and bar are parallel and the length of spring thus unchanged; but the effect of the spring is greatly increased when moved to outer notches, because the lever in a new position will diverge from bar T-the spring acts on a longer lever. The parts are to be arranged in accordance with these principles, so that the centripetal force may be increased where in creased speed is desired without destroying the balance of forces, whereby an isochronous regulator is produced.

I do not confine myself to the specific devices set forth. I explain the principle and the best manner in which Icontemplate applying that principle.

I claim as my invention- 1. With a centrifugal governor, the combination of a Speeder-spring arranged to resist the centrifugal action and adj usted to have its zero point of resisting force correspond with the zero-point of centrifugal force in the centrifugal elements of the governor, as set forth,y

- and means, substantially as set forth, for adj ustin g the working effect of said spring without altering its initial tension, substantially as and for theV purpose specified.

2. With a centrifugal governor, the combination of a Speeder-spring, adjusted as setforth, a lever adapted to have such spring attach at various points in its length, and a bar fitted to have the other end of said spring attach to it at various points in its length, arranged parallel with the plane which would be occupied by said lever when the governor-weights were in a zero position, substantially as and for they purpose specified.

3. The combination of acentrifugal governor, a speeder lever having spring retaining notches, as set forth, and a Speeder-spring engagin g said lever and adjusted to have its zero correspond with the zero of centrifugal force of the governor, as set forth, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination, with a centrifugal governor, a variable Speeder-lever, and a speederspring, of pivoted bar T, arranged4 to connect at different points in its length with said spring, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination, with a centrifugal governor, a variable Speeder-lever, and a Speederspring, of the threaded bar T and nut U, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. The combination of a centrifugal governor, a speeder-sprin g adjusted and arranged as set forth, to resist the centrifugal action of the governorweights through the medium of a Speeder-lever, and a Speeder-lever constructed and arranged to have said spring attach at various points in its length, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. In a centrifugal governor, the combination ot' a housing-standard and a vertical hollow journal carrying at its` top a diskwith a rim, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. In a centrifugal governor, the combination of a housing-standard, a vertical hollow journal carrying at its top a'disk with a rim,

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weights pvoted within said rim, a cover tting said rim, pivot-studs for 'said Weights xed in said disk, and projections Q, formed on said pivot-studs and proviied with nuts, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. 1n a centrifugal governor, the lcombinalsion of a revolving weight-carrier, pivoted weights provided with toothed segments, a reciprocating and rotating rod screwed in the axis of the weightcarrier,aud ai cent-ral pinion io fixed against rotation on said rod, substantally as and for the purpose speced.

HARRIS TABOR. Witnesses `B. H. GULBERTsoN,

W. H. STERRITT. 

